Fortunately, altitude sickness can be prevented or minimized if your body gradually adjusts to the shift in air pressure and oxygen. One of the best ways to prevent altitude sickness is to take it ...

If summer travel plans include high altitude conditions, it is important to take proper precautionary measures to prevent sickness, said a travel medicine expert from Baylor College of Medicine.

That said, there are things you can do to prevent altitude sickness, and to treat it if you get it. Read more: 15 Most ...

This condition, which often occurs during medical events such as heart failure, can also cause acute altitude sickness; ...

I climbed too quickly, without ample preparation or acclimation, and tamped down the effects of your garden-variety altitude sickness, including nausea, headaches, and fatigue, with a combination ...